A randomized controlled trial of a video intervention shows evidence of increasing COVID-19 vaccination intention.

ABSTRACT: Increasing acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines is imperative for public health. Previous research on educational interventions to overcome vaccine hesitancy have shown mixed effects in increasing vaccination intention, although much of this work has focused on parental attitudes toward childhood vaccination. In this study, we conducted a randomized controlled trial to investigate whether vaccination intention changes after viewing an animated YouTube video explaining how COVID-19 mRNA vaccines work. We exposed participants to one of four interventions-watching the video with a male narrator, watching the same video with a female narrator, reading the text of the transcript of the video, or receiving no information (control group). We found that participants who watched the version of the video

SUBMITTER: Witus LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9119500 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature